Olympics Cold War by Chelsie O'Dell https://padlet.com/25odellc/omazt8f27hkxp2ra World History Hour 6 en-us 2022-04-07 18:24:06 UTC 2022-04-07 19:23:24 UTC hello@padlet.com https://media2.giphy.com/media/s8inApWywPUeV132H3/giphy.gif What was competition like in the Cold War? 25odellc https://padlet.com/25odellc/omazt8f27hkxp2ra/wish/2135135685 Competition in the Cold War occurred in many different ways and the Olympics was one of the ways, the USSR and the US wanted to compete to see who was stronger or more superior over the other.]]> 2022-04-07 18:32:16 UTC https://padlet.com/25odellc/omazt8f27hkxp2ra/wish/2135135685 What is a boycott? How did this play a role in the 1980 and 1984 Olympics? Who hosted and who would not come? 25odellc https://padlet.com/25odellc/omazt8f27hkxp2ra/wish/2135144036 A boycott is a ban that limits you to who you can be around, this picture shows the USSR and the US separated during the Olympics. This played a role because many actions were staged to create a protest against the USSR's invasion of Afghanistan. The USSR hosted the 1980 Olympics but the allies eventually boycotted the 1984 Olympics. ]]> 2022-04-07 18:38:01 UTC https://padlet.com/25odellc/omazt8f27hkxp2ra/wish/2135144036 What is the Olympics? 25odellc https://padlet.com/25odellc/omazt8f27hkxp2ra/wish/2135149408 The Olympics is a multiple-sport international competition. Different places can win different medals to prove their strength to other places.]]> 2022-04-07 18:41:12 UTC https://padlet.com/25odellc/omazt8f27hkxp2ra/wish/2135149408 Why was the Miracle on Ice competition so significant to the battle of the Cold War? 25odellc https://padlet.com/25odellc/omazt8f27hkxp2ra/wish/2135158501 Miracle on Ice was important to the Cold War because this showed the USSR that the United States was strong and could beat them. The United States beat the USSR during this game. This also showed how good the United States was in the Olympics.]]> 2022-04-07 18:47:27 UTC https://padlet.com/25odellc/omazt8f27hkxp2ra/wish/2135158501 How did the invasion of Afghanistan affect the Olympics? 25odellc https://padlet.com/25odellc/omazt8f27hkxp2ra/wish/2135173069 This event created the biggest boycott in the whole history of the Olympics part. This made them all more competitive and wanting victory even more.]]> 2022-04-07 18:57:03 UTC https://padlet.com/25odellc/omazt8f27hkxp2ra/wish/2135173069 In your opinion, what Olympics showed that the Cold War was over? How? 25odellc https://padlet.com/25odellc/omazt8f27hkxp2ra/wish/2135188165 I believe the 1984 Olympics showed that the Cold War was over since that's when the fighting and competitiveness started to end.]]> 2022-04-07 19:08:23 UTC https://padlet.com/25odellc/omazt8f27hkxp2ra/wish/2135188165 What are 3 ways the Olympics created a competition between the USSR and the US? 25odellc https://padlet.com/25odellc/omazt8f27hkxp2ra/wish/2135198222 This caused a huge power struggle because both the USSR and US wanted to beat the other and prove their worth. This also caused stress because they wanted to spread democracy and communism so this made them want to win even more to influence others. Lastly this affected their pride and created competition because when one lost the other would feel weaker, therefore damaging their pride.]]> 2022-04-07 19:15:05 UTC https://padlet.com/25odellc/omazt8f27hkxp2ra/wish/2135198222 What 3 comparisons could be made in the Cold War Olympics to the present day Olympics? 25odellc https://padlet.com/25odellc/omazt8f27hkxp2ra/wish/2135206476 The non violent battle between the USSR and the US can be compared to present day with COVID-19 because COVID-19 caused damage to our world without causing violence. This also can be compared to sport games because the people in the games are not trying to cause violence just using good sportsmanship. Finally this relates to present day because people still try to spread their own beliefs to this day. ]]> 2022-04-07 19:20:59 UTC https://padlet.com/25odellc/omazt8f27hkxp2ra/wish/2135206476